Lady&#39;s undergarment.



JESSE V. PALMER, OF GREENWICH, NEW YORK.

LADYs UNDERGARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application tiled December Zi 1906. Serial No. 349416.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn V. PALMER, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Greenwich, county oi` Vashington, and State oli' New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies Undergarments, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to such improvements and consists of the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and subsequently claimed.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form. a part of this specification. Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several iigures therein.

Figure l of the drawings is a view in elevai tion of the upper portion of a ladies drawers showing the lapping edges ot each back-Hap secured to the middle portion of the other back-flap, the leg portions being broken away. Eig. 2 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 1, showing the back-liaps secured to each other, in a similar manner, but adjusted to lap each other in a greater degree. Fig. 3 is an edge view of a well-known form of clamping device, made on an enlarged scale.

The object oi" the invention is to provide a three `flap drawers having lapping back-flaps with means for securing the lapping `flaps together in such a manner that they will, while in use, maintain their positions relatively to each other, being positively secured together at two different points in the upper edges of the laps, so that the lapping portion of the flaps will not sag one upon the other.

rlfhe invention consists in positively securing the lapping portions of the back-'flaps together at two points in their upper edges, one at the edge of each flap and the other at the middle portion of the other flap, whish middle portion is approximately at the middle point between the two opposite sides of each liap, as will be hereinafter more fully described and subsequently pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1, represents the front-flap, 2, one of the bacle'liaps, and, 8, the other back-flap. The front flap eX- tends down to the broken line, 4, being secured to iiap, 2, at 5, and to flap, 3, at 6.

The back-flaps are secured to each other at, 7, the lap, 2, being foldable at the broken line extending from, 7, to 5, and the flap, 3, foldable along the broken line extending from 7, to 6. The upper edges of all the iiaps are preferably provided, with a waistband., 8, as shown in the drawings. The back-flap, 2, is adapted to be secured to the front-iiap, 1, along their neighboring edges by means of the button, 9, adapted to be inserted in the buttonhole, 10, and the neighboring edges of flap, 3, and ilap, 1, by a similar button and buttonhole. The back-flaps are preferably of such dimensions that while in use upon a medium sized person the flaps will lap each other about hall` their width, as shown in Fig. 1, and they may be positively secured to each other in this position in any known manner, as by the clamping-pins, 12 and 14. The waistband of flap, 2, is shown slightly lower than the waistband of flap, 3, for convenience of illustration but it is Obvious that they may be made to exactly register in height when the clamping-pins are attached.

In Fig. 2 the lapping flaps are made to lap in a greater degree to fit a smaller person. It is obvious that the lapping-liaps may be adjusted to any desired position to accommodate the size of any wearer, and be secured in that position in any known manner, as by stitching, by buttons or studs, and a plurality of buttonholes. It is thus possible with the improved garment herein described to produce a perfect it of the flaps without any puckering or sagging of the various parts 'to annoy the wearer or any obstacle to the easy fitting of the outer garments.

The clamping device, which is shown, comprises two parts, 20 and 21, each provided at one end with a jaw, 22, and at the other end with operating handles, 23, which parts are pivoted together, and the clamping-spring 25. It is obvious that any other clamping device or means for positively securing the lapping flaps together at the points named might be employed in practicing the invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A garment of the character described having its body portion divided into a plurality of overlapping flaps, and a flap-connecting means positioned at one end of each of said flaps and adapted to detaehably and directly engage the top ofthe opposing flap at a point immediately opposite said ends for adjustablyand detaohably connecting the tops of the flaps together, whereby the overlapping portions of the flaps at their tops Will lie smooth When the garment is Worn.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of December, 1906.

JESSE V. PALMER.

Witnesses I GEO. A. MosHER, FRANK C. CUnTIs. 

